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Sweet & Spicy Plantain Chips

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SWEET & SPICY PLANTAIN CHIPS Ingredients 2 green plantains ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 TSP chili powder 1 TSP cinnamon 1 TSP cumin ½ TSP sugar Instructions Slice ends of each plantains; peel and discard skin. Cut plantains…
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Spanish-Style Meatballs From La Mancha

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Earthy ingredients from sunny Spain come together for a richly flavored meatball. A sharp Manchego sheep’s milk cheese and paprika-spiced chorizo sausage are mixed with ground pork and just a hint of red pepper flakes and garlic. When rolled…
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Oaxacan Street Food: Corn on the Cob (Elotes)

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Most people cook the corn entirely on the grill, which can make the kernels dry and unevenly cooked. I prefer to cook this corn on the cob in a pot of steaming water, then sear them in a hot pan. OAXACAN STREET CORN Serves: 4 Ingredients 4…
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Sweet & Spicy Plantain Chips with Guacamole

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It’s almost that time of year—summer is right around the corner and you know what that means—the barbecue invitations, graduation parties, Father’s Day events and beach vacations are on their way. Why not welcome summer with a few…
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Great Gazpacho! Gazpacho Soup with Mango

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Summer means an abundance of fresh seasonal vegetables and what better way to use them in easy to make, flavorful cold soups. There are seeming hundreds of variations for gazpacho, the classic Spanish cold soup which originally contained only…
Charred Corn on the Cob with Grilled Tomato Oil-MainPhoto

Charred Corn on the Cob with Grilled Tomato Oil

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A grill is the best vessel you have for cooking corn. You don’t need to husk, soak, boil, or foil-wrap the corn. Just start the fire and throw the cobs on, husks and all. Close the lid and sit back. It will take about 15 minutes, and you…
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Yummy Avocado Sopita

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In the surfer town of Playa del Coco, Costa Rica, there is a cute little restaurant called El Chile Dulce. After a day of sun and sand, nothing was more welcome than this gorgeous pale green soup. Sipping a luscious and silky spoonful is like…

Hearty Latin Lentil Soup

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A Hearty, Latin-Style Lentil Soup Slices of spiced GOYA® Chorizo seep their flavor of garlic and smoked paprika into this no-fuss lentil soup, brimming with healthy GOYA® Lentils and an abundance of freshly chopped vegetables. Serve in…
Arepa Round, Round Baby! A Basic Arepa Recipe-MainPhoto

Arepa Round, Round Baby! A Basic Arepa Recipe

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It’s not only nostalgia that makes me love arepas; it’s also their versatility! These corncakes are hugely popular in many forms in my native Colombia and neighboring Venezuela (among other places) and have now actually caught on in many…